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In the early 21st century, advocacy for drug legalization has increased in Latin America. Spearheading the movement, the Uruguayan government announced in 2012 plans to legalize state-controlled sales of marijuana in order to fight drug-related crimes.
Green bandana (Argentina, 2021) Green bandanas and signs at a march to legalize abortion (Mexico City, 2019) Green bandanas were first adopted as a symbol by Argentinian abortion and family planning rights activists in 2003, drawing inspiration from the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo protesters who similarly used white scarves (opponents of abortion rights in Argentina in turn began using blue ...
Only three other Latin or South American countries legalised abortion on request nationwide before Argentina did: Cuba in 1965, Guyana in 1995, and Uruguay in 2012. [6] According to polling in 2020, around 44% of Argentines support the legalization of abortion on request; other polls showed 50–60% of Argentines opposed the bill. [7] [8] [9] [10]
Argentina’s previous government of left-of-center populist Alberto Fernandez had raised the country’s poverty rate from 35% to 40% of the population, and left an annual inflation rate of more ...
Additionally, "he has said that as long as the state doesn't have to pay for it, he could support drug legalization, open immigration, sex work, transgender rights, same-sex marriage and selling ...
Bonello, a journalist, writer, editor and researcher who is Latin America editorial director for VICE News, has covered organized crime and criminal syndicates, particularly drug trafficking, for ...
It was approved by the Chamber of Deputies on 11 December by a 131 to 117 margin, and by the Senate on 30 December 2020 by a 38 to 29 margin, effectively legalizing abortion in Argentina. [7] [8] The law made Argentina the third (and the first major) Latin American nation to legalize abortion, after Uruguay and Cuba. [9] [10] [11] [12]
Argentina's ruling class was so unpopular that Milei eventually won against the country's former economic minister with a larger percentage of the vote than any president since Argentina's return ...